Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 3457 Session 12 (11.30am Friday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $500
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SOLD $320
NERVA, (A.D. 96-98), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued January A.D. 98, (3.302 grams), obv. laureate head of Nerva to right, around IMP NERVA CAES AVG GERM P M TR P II, rev. around IMP II COS IIII, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae, (S.3029 [£430 EF], RIC 42, RSC 86). Slightly of centred on the reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare.
In the Reka Devnia Hoard of 81,044 coins, some 323 were of Nerva with only one coin of this type.
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